Single: Group run with a downhill St. George "MP".
Met at the Kmart with Chad, Walter, Megan, Josh, and Lisa. Lisa was kind enough
to drive us all to the start near the Little Dell Golf Course where we met up
with Steve C. We then proceeded up Little Mountain as a group. It was actually
cold at the start but soon was more than warm enough. After the crest Steve and
I started our push and continued to accelerate down the canyon. This is such a runable
grade that you just kind of go with it. There were about 50 hummingbirds along
the path. But there were also about 500 bikers, most of which were very
encouraging about our pace as we made our descent. Also, near the top there was
a huge group of runners making their way up. Anyway on to the workout. The
first mile down only part of it were we pushing 6:28, then we started to settle
in, 5:44. I could tell that despite Steve’s late night with his brother he was
going to make sure I stuck to my workout plan. The next miles were 5:32, 5:27,
and 5:29. Almost exactly the 5:30 pace we had talked about the day earlier. For
the last three miles we had also talked about pushing it and we sure did. They
were 5:24, 5:18, and 5:07. For that last mile Steve dropped me almost
immediately and was definitely under 5. For the last quarter I was about
4:55-58 the whole time, avg. HR 182 Max 192. After that we turned back up to
meet up with the rest of the group. We then added on a few miles for a total of
18 for me. Overall I was very happy with the workout for about 7.5 at "effort", especially after a poor
beginning to the week. Mi 18-T2 Avg. 6:54.
Asics DS-Trainer #2: 357 / / Saucony Rides #1: 339 / /
Saucony Rides #2: 349 // Adidas Adistar (flats): 175
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